Water: A Key for Sustainable Development in Africa - Key Issues and Constraints
| dc.contributor | Ecosystems Division | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | United Nations Environment Programme | en_US |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Africa | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-20T16:07:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-10-20T16:07:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2001 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/30385 | |
| dc.description | As elsewhere on our planet, water is the key natural resource throughout Africa. An adequate supply of clean water is the most important precondition for sustaining human life, for maintaining ecological systems that support all life and for achieving sustainable development. | en_US |
| dc.format | Text | en_US |
| dc.language | English | en_US |
| dc.rights | Public | en_US |
| dc.subject | water | en_US |
| dc.subject | sustainable development | en_US |
| dc.subject | water resource development | en_US |
| dc.subject | water management | en_US |
| dc.subject | environmental impact assessment | en_US |
| dc.subject | drinking water | en_US |
| dc.subject | urban development | en_US |
| dc.subject | food production | en_US |
| dc.subject | rural development | en_US |
| dc.subject | climate change | en_US |
| dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
| dc.title | Water: A Key for Sustainable Development in Africa - Key Issues and Constraints | en_US |
| wd.meeting.startdate | 03/12/2001 | |
| wd.identifier.sdg | SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation | en_US |
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